A full-time patrol supervisor’s position for the police department is paid $17.30 per hour.

Among action taken Monday by council, Brandon McCain was approved as a full-time officer in the police department at a rate of $12.25 per hour.

Chief Oelker called the money designated to pay for the addition of another full-time police officer, “a transfer of funds” within his budget. He said the cost is actually cheaper to the village to hire one additional officer to keep a full-time schedule, than to try and staff the hours between his eight part-time officers.

He also addressed a misunderstanding from some residents that believe the additional full-time police officer is funded with revenue from the 1 percent village income tax enacted last year.